2018 XBIZ Awards Categories Announced – Including Best VR Adult Site & Best VR Sex Scene of the Year

XBIZ has unveiled its official categories for the 2018 XBIZ Awards, when the incomparable Jessica Drake will host the adult industry’s biggest night, presented by MyFreeCams.com. There are two competing categories for virtual reality porn producers and studios:

Best Sex Scene — Virtual Reality

Adult Site of the Year — Virtual Reality

The pre-nomination period for the 2018 XBIZ Awards will launch industrywide on Sept. 1. To submit pre-noms, industry professionals must be registered members of the XBIZ.net social network and use the online submission form to record their entries.

The deadline for 2018 XBIZ Awards pre-nominations is midnight on Fri., Sept. 30.

Several award categories have been introduced for the 2018 show in an effort to best highlight the evolving facets of adult.

In the Movies & Production field, in response to the booming taboo genre, three categories have been added: Taboo Release of the Year, Taboo Series of the Year and Best Sex Scene — Taboo Release. Also, in order to reflect the diverse array of parody works, such titles now qualify for inclusion in the Feature Movie, Couples-Themed and newly added Comedy categories: Comedy Release of the Year, Best Actress — Comedy Release, Best Actor — Comedy Release and Best Sex Scene — Comedy Release.

Within the Web & Technology segment, XBIZ will introduce awards for Emerging Web Brand of the Year, as well as a category split for Cam Studio of the Year into Europe and Latin America. Also, to recognize excellence in camming on an international level, honors will be bestowed upon Female Cam Model of the Year and Male Cam Model of the Year.

Within the realm of Pleasure Products, new awards will be given in the categories of Luxury Brand of the Year and Manufacturer Education/Training Program of the Year, as well as a category split for Sex Toy of the Year — Powered into Vibrating and Non-Vibrating. Also, in the Retail & Distribution sector, trophies will be awarded for Retailer Education/Training Program of the Year and Home Party Company of the Year.

In order to be eligible for consideration for a 2018 XBIZ Award, movies and pleasure products must be released between Oct. 1, 2016 and Sept. 30, 2017.

The 16th annual XBIZ Awards will once again coincide with the biggest industrywide conference, XBIZ 2018, which unites webmasters, content producers, cam networks and studios, virtual reality players, models/performers and solution providers, for boundless business opportunities in the world capital of adult.

Stay tuned to XBIZ.com for upcoming announcements about the 2018 XBIZ Awards show.